Food Safety Act ([SBC 2002] Chapter 28). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Toxicity/poisoning Fraud Inspection Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to the safety of food in the province of British Columbia. Section 2 establishes that an operator is responsible for ensuring that the food in his food establishment is safe for human consumption. Moreover, an operator must not sell or distribute to a person any item of food that is contaminated or otherwise unfit for human consumption. The text consists of 32 sections divided into 4 Parts as follows: Definitions (1); Licences (2); Food Safety Inspections (3); General (4). Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca References - Legislation Repeals Meat Inspection Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 283). Legislation | Canada | 1954 (1996) Keyword: Institution, Inspection, Certification, Meat, Slaughtering, Authorization/permit, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Meat Inspection Regulation (B.C. Reg. 349/2004). Legislation | Canada | 2004 (2014) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, Cattle, Animal welfare, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX